Reader\'s Digest Australia - 05.2019

136 | May• 2019

TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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BRAIN POWER

The appendix. 3. Count Dracula. 2. France. Doumer was killed in 1932 and Carnot in 1894. 1. ANSWERS:

Gandhi. 9. The Netherlands. 8. The electric chair. 7. September. 6. Friday. 5. Margaret Thatcher. 4.

Contralto.12. ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’.11. Volkswagen.10.

1. Paul Doumer and
   Marie François Sadi
   Carnot were the
   only presidents of
   which country to be
   assassinated while in
   office?2 points
   2.What fictional character
   was based on Vlad Tepes,
   a real medieval prince?
   2 points
   3.In 2007, immunologists
   suggested which organ
   is actually an emergency
   reserve of gut bacteria?
   2 points
   4.Which British prime minister
   often derided opponents within her
   own party by calling them “wets”?
   1 point
   5.On which day of the week do
   Muslims come together for a prayer
   called Jumu’ah?1 point
   6.A byte has 256 possible
   values. Therefore, International

Programmer’s Day is on

the 256th day of the year,

which falls in which

month? 2 points

7. The inventor Thomas
   Edison helped to make
   William Kemmler the first
   person executed in what
   manner?1 point
   8.Which country did
   Queen Wilhelmina lead
   through the First and
   Second World Wars?
   1 point
   9.Who is the only person appearing
   on post-colonial Indian bank notes?
   1 point
   10.Martin Winterkorn resigned as
   CEO of what car company after it
   was caught fudging diesel-emission
   readings in 2015?2 points
   11.Which Nirvana tune was named
   the most iconic song of all time
   by researchers from Goldsmiths,
   University of London?3 points

16-20 Gold medal 11-15 Silver medal 6-10 Bronze medal 0-5 Wooden spoon

12. Which classically
    defined type of female
    singing voice has
    the lowest range?
    Examples include
    Cher and Amy
    Winehouse. 2 points

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